To add DASD volumes to the dummy storage group, supply values on the Storage Group Volume Selection panel:
You can specify a single volume serial number by typing the number under Prefix. The value can be from one to six characters, but it must be a fully specified volume serial number. You can specify a range of volume serial numbers by typing the prefix or suffix that is common to a set of volumes under Prefix or Suffix, the low individual volume number under From, and the high individual volume number under To.
For example, in Figure 1, volume numbers SYS001 through SYS077 are specified on the first volume specification line (only decimal numbers will be used in the range). Volume number DFPIP1 is specified on the second line. Volume numbers SYS25A through SYS30A, including SYS2AA through SYS2FA, are specified on the third line. Volume numbers NVOL through PVOL are specified on the fourth line, which specifies alphabetic values. You can add as many as a hundred volume serial numbers at a time to a pool storage group this way.
Panel Utilities Help
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STORAGE GROUP VOLUME SELECTION
Command ===>
CDS Name . . . . . : SMS.SCDS1.SCDS
Storage Group Name : DUMMY1
Storage Group Type : DUMMY
Select One of the following Options:
2 1. Display - Display SMS Volume Statuses (Pool & Copy Pool Backup only)
2. Define - Add Volumes to Volume Serial Number List
3. Alter - Alter Volume Statuses (Pool & Copy Pool Backup only)
4. Delete - Delete Volumes from Volume Serial Number List
Specify a Single Volume (in Prefix), or Range of Volumes:
Prefix From To Suffix Type
______ ______ ______ _____ _
===> SYS 001 077
===> DFPIP1
===> SYS 25 30 A X
===> N P VOL A
Use ENTER to Perform Selection;
Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.
After you specify volume serial numbers, press Enter to add the DASD volumes to the dummy storage group. Define any additional volume serial numbers, then use END to return to the Storage Group Application Selection panel. If any volumes cannot be added, a list of the volumes that could not be added is displayed.
When adding a new volume serial number (volser), you must make sure that all volsers defined in the volume list are unique. ISMF verification only verifies that all volsers are unique within the same dummy or pool storage group. No attempts are made to verify the device types of each volume. Therefore, if a library volser is duplicated in a dummy or pool storage group, this error is not detected until a request is issued to mount this volser.